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Check: SRG-OS-000342-VMM-001230

Virtual Machine Manager SRG: SRG-OS-000342-VMM-001230 (in versions v2 r2 through v1 r3)

Title

The VMM must off-load audit records onto a different system or media than the system being audited. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in VMMs with limited audit storage capacity.

Check Content

Verify the VMM off-loads audit records onto a different system or media than the system being audited. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the VMM to off-load audit records onto a different system or media than the system being audited.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-207453r958754_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-207453

Group Title: SRG-OS-000342

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-001851	Transfer audit logs per organization-defined frequency to a different system, system component, or media than the system or system component conducting the logging.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
AU-4(1)	Transfer to Alternate Storage